In elderly, pneumonia may be more severe because of impaired immunity and frailty as well as a reduced ability to cough and clear secretions from the lungs. Hence, they have an increased rate of respiratory failure and death. Furthermore, the impact of COVID-19 pneumonia in the elderly may...
Pneumonia is not only a major cause of death for elderly persons, but also imposes substantial personal morbidity and burdens on the health care system. An... Sekizawa,Kiyohisa - 《Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine》 被引量: 10发表: 1998年 Growing Antibiotic Resistance in Fatal Cases of...
typically productive of purulent and occasionally blood-tinged sputum, is often present, and as many as 46% of patients reportchest pain. About 20% have gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. In elderly people, symptoms and signs may be more subtle; for example, older...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been identified as an important cause of pneumonia in adults, especially in the elderly. The rate of RSV, overall is between 2 and 5% throughout the year and between 5 and 14% during winter. Adults with severe immunodeficiency are at particular risk of ...
worse at predicting ICU admission (aROC 0.60–0.78)[18]. This scoring system has the advantage over PSI that it is easier to calculate, favoring its routine implementation and it does not directly address co-morbidities. However it also has some limitations, it underestimates risk in elderly pa...
Outcome predictors of pneumonia in elderly patients: importance of functional assessment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52(10):1603–9. 31. Azab SFAH, et al. Impact of the socioeconomic status on the severity and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children: a cohort study. ...
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients, and the most important cause of death in the developed world. Optimised treatment and care will benefit patients as well as the health economy. This study investigated in-hospital compliance with gu...
Community-acquired pneumonia in elderly patients. Aging Health. 2009; 5 (6): p.763-774.doi: 10.2217/ahe.09.74 . | Open in Read by QxMD Jameson JL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Loscalzo J. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twentieth Edition (Vol.1 & Vol.2)....
Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality among older adults worldwide. Recently, several studies reported that frailty was associated with mortality among older adults hospitalized due to respiratory infectious diseases, including pneumonia. However, it
"Pneumococcal infection is a major cause of death around the world, and it is estimated that it is responsible for 1.3 million deaths in children under five years annually. The elderly and people with other causes of impaired immunity, such as chronic illness, are also at an increased risk ...